The new Ford B-MAX has gone on sale for
September delivery from £12,995, bringing UK drivers a winning
combination of ingenious design, unrivalled economy and advanced small
car technology. This innovative new car will be competitively priced
with the 1.4-litre petrol engine Studio model starting at £12,995, Zetec
models at £15,600 and the top-of-the-range Titanium specification from
£17,595.

Unique Ford Easy Access Door
System

The unique Ford Easy Access Door System
delivers new levels of convenience, access and flexibility. It features
conventional, hinged front doors and rear sliding doors, combined with a
new body design. This integrates the traditional central pillar
structure into the front and rear doors, rather than forming part of the
bodyshell itself.

When both front and rear doors are open
there is outstanding access to the interior, with a huge, clear aperture
more than 1.5m wide. This is around twice the width offered by
competitors with alternative door concepts and makes it significantly
easier to enter or exit the rear seats, attend to children in child
seats, or load and unload shopping.

Ford B-MAXís twin sliding rear doors
also offer added benefits in crowded streets or narrow parking bays when
access via hinged doors could be awkward. The front and rear doors can
be opened completely independently, so the front or rear cabin can be
accessed as required.

There are 11 exterior colours available
on the B-MAX including new Race Red (solid) Tectonic Silver, Burnished
Glow and Nautical Blue (metallic finishes).

Best-in-class fuel economy for
petrol and diesel

The B-MAX brings new standards of fuel
efficiency to the compact MAV class with Fordís latest petrol and diesel
powertrains equipped with low-CO2 ECOnetic Technology.

The petrol engine line-up is led by the
three-cylinder Ford EcoBoost petrol engine, available in 100PS and 120PS
versions. Equipped with the Ford Auto-Start-Stop system as standard, the
120PS EcoBoost engine achieves class-leading CO2 emissions of
114g/km and fuel consumption of 57.6mpg. Other petrol engine options
include the 90PS 1.4-litre Duratec unit, or the 105PS 1.6-litre Duratec
engine which is paired with Fordís high-efficiency PowerShift six-speed
automatic transmission with advanced dual clutch technology.

B-MAX is available with a choice of two
Duratorq TDCi diesel engines, each offering best-in-class fuel
efficiency. The 95PS 1.6-litre engine delivers CO2 emissions
of 104g/km and fuel consumption of 70.6mpg. The 75PS 1.5-litre diesel,
closely derived from the 1.6-litre engine, appears for the first time in
Fordís European product range. It achieves CO2 emissions of
109g/km and fuel consumption of 68.9mpg.

The Ford ECOnetic Technology pack
fitted as standard to all B-MAX vehicles includes Electric Power
Assisted Steering, which requires less energy than hydraulic power
assisted steering systems, Gear Shift Indicator to highlight the most
efficient gear changing points, and the Ford Eco Mode driver information
system which helps drivers adopt a more economical driving style. Smart
Regenerative Charging, which charges the battery at the most economical
point in the engineís operating cycle, is also featured on the 1.0-litre
EcoBoost and1.5-/1.6-litre TDCi Duratorq engines.